ERIC Number: ED657868
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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Exploring Changes in Mathematics Teacher Practice from Professional Development Rooted in the TRU Framework
Victoria Bonaccorso; Helene Leonard; Amy Daniel; Youngjun Kim; Joseph DiNapoli
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (45th, Reno, NV, Oct 1-4, 2023)
Equitable and accessible classrooms should engage all learners with mathematics content in meaningful ways. However, practicing teachers need support from professional development (PD) to learn to teach with this ambitious vision. Informed by sociocultural theory, we employed an evaluative case study methodology to describe, explain, and assess the experiences of one middle school mathematics teacher's longitudinal participation in a continuous PD model focused on the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) framework. Based on classroom observations and interview data, our findings show evidence of TRU-aligned changes in teaching practice as a result of years of participation in the PD model. These findings strengthen the call for PD programs focused on equity and access and suggest design elements of such PD to support effectiveness. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Communities of Practice, Formative Evaluation, Teaching Models
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1908319
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